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Providence RI Travel Guide |
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Providence is just great! "Downcity" (the city center) is compact: you can walk to almost everything there is to see and do. |
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If you can plan your visit for a day when Waterfire will happen, do it! More... The center of Providence is Kennedy Plaza, with the main post office, city hall, and the Providence Biltmore Hotel. Kennedy Plaza has a Bonanza bus station, and many city bus stops. The State House (capitol), a pleasant and harmonious building of white Georgia marble, crowns a hilltop on the edge of Downcity. It's a useful landmark. On the opposite (east) bank of the Providence River, which runs through the city center, rises College Hill, where you'll find Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and a collection of exceptionally beautiful and interesting houses from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. There's lots to see and do. One of the best ways to start is with a 2-hour walking tour. Besides the several large hotels and varied inns and bed-and-breakfast guesthouses in Providence itself, there are numerous hotels and motels in the neighboring cities of Warwick RI, Pawtucket RI, and Seekonk MA. More... T F Green Airport, just south of Providence in Warwick RI, serves not only Rhode Island, but also eastern Massachusetts and southeastern Connecticut. More... What to See & Do in Providence Providence Hotels, Motels, Inns & B&Bs |
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Above, the Rhode Island State House (capitol) on a hilltop overlooking Providence. Below, a floating brazier blazes in the river during Waterfire.
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